Effects of postharvest potassium silicate application on phenolics and other anti-oxidant systems aligned to avocado fruit quality

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-99

  Tesfay, S Z ^a   Bertling, I ^a   Bower, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Avocado; Catechin; Epicatechin; Fruit quality; Phenolics; Silicon

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 79952187645     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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